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How to get fromMadrid to Lensby plane, train, train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV), bus, car or train (Renfe, TGV)

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There are 11 ways to get from Madrid to Lens by plane, train, train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV), bus, car, or train (Renfe, TGV)

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  1. Fly to Paris Orly Airport, train

    best
    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Paris Orly Airport (ORY)planeMAD - ORY
    2. Take the train from Paris Nord to Lenstrain
    7h 4m
    €107–295

  2. Bus

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    1. Take the bus from Madrid to ParisbusFlixBus 793 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport to Lensbus781
    20h 46m
    €62–148

  3. Train via Barcelona

    1. Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-SantstrainAve
    2. Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De LyontrainTgv
    3. Take the train from Paris Nord to LenstrainTgv
    12h 47m
    €121–444

  4. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Madrid - South Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus StationbusBlaBlaCar Bus
    2. Take the train from Paris Nord to LenstrainTgv
    19h 22m
    €66–224

  5. Drive 1,439.4 km

    1. Drive from Madrid to Lenscar1,439.4 km
    13h 55m
    €224–323

  6. Fly to Brussels Airport, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Brussels Airport (BRU)planeMAD - BRU
    2. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europetrain
    7h 49m
    €104–270

  7. Fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)planeMAD - CDG
    2. Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Arrastrain
    7h 12m
    €93–305

  8. Fly to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)planeMAD - CRL
    2. Take the train from Charleroi-Central to Lille Flandrestrain
    8h 17m
    €95–211

  9. Fly to Beauvais–Tillé Airport, bus, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA)planeMAD - BVA
    2. Take the bus from Aéroport to Gare routièrebus
    3. Take the train from Amiens to Arrastrain
    8h 59m
    €92–276

  10. Fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)planeMAD - AMS
    2. Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
    3. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europetrain
    10h 1m
    €130–400

  11. Train

    1. Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to IruntrainAlv / ...
    2. Take the train from Hendaye to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2trainTgv
    3. Take the train from Paris Nord to LenstrainTgv
    15h 19m
    €122–313

Madrid to Lens by train

Calendar14Weekly Trains
Duration12h 47mAverage Duration
Ticket€121Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Lens, Hauts-de-France, France?

You can take a train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Lens via Barcelona-Sants, Paris Gare de Lyon, and Paris Nord in around 12h 47m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Madrid to Lens via Paris, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), and Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport in around 20h 46m.

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